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A COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOUND IN A CAR WITH A TEENAGER AND DRUGS --

MANY OF YOU ARE ASKING: WHY WASN'T BRIAN BIGELOW ARRESTED?

FIRST AT FOUR NBC2 IS GETTING ANSWERS.

AN INFANT WITH COCAINE IN HER SYSTEM FOUND STUFFED IN GARBAGE BAGS IN HER MOTHER'S FREEZER.

FIRST AT FOUR -- WHY THAT MOTHER *CAN'T BE CHARGED WITH A CRIME.

A COYOTE CAUGHT ON CAMERA WALKING THE STREETS ALONG MCGREGOR BOULEVARD --

IT'S AN UNUSUAL SIGHT --

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2 no charges for smallwood-trxVO

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02:13. "That was my answer to all your questions okay? I'm going to have to close the door."

FIRST AT FOUR: NBC2 TRACKS DOWN LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW -- THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN HIM SINCE HE WAS FOUND IN A CAR WITH A TEENAGER AND DRUGS.

THIS IS THE STORY EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT TODAY -- AN OUTSPOKEN COMMISSION MEMBER CITED -- BUT NOT ARRESTED -- AFTER A SCANDALOUS STOP IN TICE.

BIGELOW FOLO-PLASMA

BIGELOW FOLO-PKG

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW-IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Nat bigelow 02:01 "I'm going to follow the advice of my lawyer and consult with him until then I guess I'm just not going to make a comment."

IT'S NOT FOR ANY DECISION HE MADE IN COMMISSION,

BUT INSTEAD-

WHAT HE ALLEGEDLY DID IN THE TICE COMMUNITY, AT WHAT DEPUTIES CALL A KNOWN DRUG HOUSE-

WITH AN 18 YEAR-OLD.

Nat cars

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY THEY WERE WATCHING A SUSPECTED DRUG HOUSE ON IONE AVENUE, WHEN THEY SPOTTED BIGELOW'S CAR PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY.

THEY SAY THEY WATCHED A POSSIBLE DEAL GO DOWN --

THEN STOPPED THE CAR.

IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DAVID HENLEY,

AND HIS PASSENGER- COMMISSIONER BIGELOW.

DEPUTIES TELL US THEY SMELLED BURNED MARIJUANA COMING FROM THE CAR.

AND HENLEY TOLD THEM, "SIR, I WANT TO BE HONEST. I HAVE A NIC BAG IN MY PANTS."

THEN REACHED INTO HIS PANTS AND PULLED OUT MARIJUANA.

DETECTIVES NOTED THAT BIGELOW BEGAN TO ACT EXTREMELY NERVOUS- AS HIS HANDS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HE BEGAN TO SWEAT.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CAR,

BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THC.

DETECTIVES REPORT THAT HENLEY ADMITTED TO BUYING THE POT,

SO THEY ARRESTED HIM.

HE WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR DRIVING BIGELOW'S CAR WITHOUT A LICENSE.

BIGELOW WAS CITED FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.

BIGELOW FOLO-PLASMA

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THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS TODAY CONCERNING AN INFANT'S DEATH IN PUNTA GORDA.

WE WANT TO WARN YOU THE DETAILS OF THIS STORY ARE GRAPHIC.

A PUNTA GORDA MOTHER WILL NOT FACE CHARGES AFTER HER DEAD INFANT WAS FOUND IN THE HOME'S FREEZER.

NBC-2'S STEVE CAMPION FOUND OUT WHY THE BABY'S DEATH IS NOT A CRIME IN FLORIDA.

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back in january - police showed up searching - for a baby they'd hope to find alive at this punta gorda FREEZER.

NO CHARGES FOR SMALLWOOD-PKG

DETECTIVES FIND A BABY GIRL FROZEN -- AND PACKED INTO A PUNTA FROZEN.

TEN MONTHS LATER - FLORIDA LAW STATES MOM DID NOTHING WRONG.

CPT TOM LEWIS, PGPD

"Steve: When you find a baby wrapped in a garbage bag, stuffed in a freezer, cocaine in its system. The public is going to ask why no charges? Florida case law."

JUST RELEASED POLICE REPORTS REVEAL SMALLWOOD SEARCHED FOR HOME ABORTION MONTHS ON LINE AND ON HER PHONE WEEKS BEFORE POLICE GOT INVOLVED.

WHILE IN HER THIRD TRIMESTER -- SHE FIRST TOLD DOCTORS SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS PREGNANT -- DESPITE WRAPPING ZIP TIES AROUND AN UMBILICAL CORD.

INVESTIGATORS COUNTER THAT IS ONE BOLD LIE.

Cpt Tom Lewis

0353 "it's been very frustrating because there's been so many stories which have taken place."

BEHIND HER FRONT DOOOR AND ABOVE BLOOD SOAKED BELONGINGS -- DETECTIVES REVEAL THEY FOUND LISTS OF ABORTION CLINIC NUMBERS.

IN THE NEW REPORT -- SMALLWOOD TELLS OFFICERS - THE FARTHER ALONG IN A PREGNANCY -- THE MORE EXPENSIVE ABORTIONS CAN GET.

DESPITE -- COCAINE IN THE BABY'S SYSTEM AND NEARING BIRTH -- THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SMALLWOOD DIDN'T BREAK ANY EXISTING LAWS.

Butch Arenal, Punta Gorda Police Chief

NO CHARGES FOR SMALLWOOD-REM2-LIVE

charlotte county's medical examiner ruled the death as a stillborn.

despite internet searches for ways to cause a miscarriage -- the police department's request for a second opinion.

in this report - investigators suggest someone could perform a water birth, deprive the baby of oxygen, thereby killing him or her.

under fl law in most cases -- it's a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion in the third trimester.

TOSS TO JOELLE-TRX, VO, SS, DBX

NEW RIGHT NOW - A COYOTE RUNS WILD IN A RESIDENTIAL FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD.

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO SENT TO US FROM A VIEWER.

THE COYOTE IS RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SCARED.

IT WAS LAST SPOTTED OFF MCGREGOR BOULEVARD - NEAR LINDA LOMA DRIVE AND MANDEL ROAD.

NBC-2'S JOELLE PARKS IS LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

JOELLE - THIS IS UNUSUAL!

COYOTE MCGREGOR-REM1-LIVE

The coyote was last seen wandering around these streets near loma Linda and mandel.

And you can see- its a very busy area.

Lots of people live around here,

COYOTE MCGREGOR-VO

Viewers sent us some video and pictures of the coyote- Take a look!

You can see the coyote running with this car.

We checked with the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission- who tells us this is definitely a coyote.

COYOTE MCGREGOR-SOT

Amelia Hubbard

Fort Myers resident

COYOTE MCGREGOR-REM1-LIVE

Another concern from neighbors- that it will attack a small child or animal q We've been out here all day and have not seen him, Although Fwc says coyotes are usually out hunting at dusk and dark.

So what should you do if you see one?

We'll fill you in tonight at 6.

LOUGHNER SENTENCE-TRX, VO, SS

BREAKING NEWS - FIRST AT FOUR.

THE MAN WHO GUNNED DOWN A FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN AND HER SUPPORTERS WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN JAIL.

JARED LOUGHNER SHOWED LITTLE EMOTION AS VICTIMS SPOKE TO HIM TODAY AT HIS SENTENCING.

LOUGHNER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING 6 PEOPLE AND INJURING SEVERAL OTHERS IN JANUARY 2011.

TODAY, CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS AND HER HUSBAND ADDRESSED LOUGHNER.

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GOV. SCOTT VOTE ISSUES-VO

NEARLY 48 HOURS, AFTER POLLS CLOSED - DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - FLORIDA STILL HAS NO WINNER.

TODAY, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT FACED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DELAY.

PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND DUVAL COUNTY HAVE YET TO REPORT THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOT RESULTS TO THE STATE.

THE LOCAL SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS HAVE TO SEND THOSE RESULTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BEFORE FLORIDA CAN DECLARE A WINNER.

GOVERNOR SCOTT ALSO SAID HE WILL SPEAK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES TO MOVE VOTING QUICKER NEXT ELECTION.

GOV. SCOTT VOTE ISSUES-SOTVO

"The right thing happened. 4.4 million people voted on election day we had 20 times as many polling locations than early voting. And they voted on election day."

LEE COUNTY VOTERS WAITED UP TO 6 HOURS TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.

SANDY UPDATE-VO

MOTHER NATURE SOCKS ANOTHER PUNCH TO THE EAST COAST.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SNOW LEFT ON THE GROUND IN ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY AFTER LAST NIGHT'S STORM.

THE NOREASTER KNOCKED OUT POWER FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

AND SOME FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEIR POWER TO COME BACK ON FOLLOWING MEGASTORM SANDY WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.

MORE THAN 750-THOUSAND HOMES ARE STILL IN THE DARK IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK.

JOBLESS BENEFITS-VO

OFFICIALS SAY SANDY MAY HAVE IMPACTED TODAY'S JOBLESS REPORT.

FEWER PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK.

SINCE POWER WAS OUT PEOPLE COULD NOT PROCESS THEIR JOBLESS APPLICATIONS.

LAST WEEK, 355-THOUSAND PEOPLE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

THAT'S 8-THOUSAND FEWER THAN THE WEEK BEFORE.

BIG BOARD-SAT-LIVE-TOPS

ANOTHER DOW DAY ON WALL STREET, A DAY AFTER THE DOW REPORTED ITS BIGGEST ONE-DAY DROP OF THE YEAR.

INVESTORS HAVE BEEN FRETTING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR GRIDLOCK IN WASHINGTON.

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

WE'RE WATCHING NEW DEVELOPMENTS SURROUNDING A DRUNKEN HIT AND RUN AND A TAMPA RAYS PITCHER.

NBC-2 POURS OVER HUNDREDS OF NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE - INCLUDING THIS DASHCAM VIDEO THAT SHOWS DEPUTIES WITH GUNS DRAWN.

FIRST AT FOUR - NEW VIDEO OF THE BALLPLAYER'S ARREST AND WHAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE PAPERWORK.

A) matt bush docs-vo, ss

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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NBC2 FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN A PUNTA GORDA COLD CASE.

AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN THE MURDER INVESTIGATION OF TARA SIDA-ROVICH.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND OF PHILLIP BARR.

HE IS WANTED FOR TARA'S MURDER.

LINDA DILLE FACES PERJURY CHARGES.

THE HUNT IS STILL ON FOR BARR.

DEPUTIES HAVE ALREADY ARRESTED ONE MAN FOR TARA'S MURDER - DAVID MCMANNIS WAS ARRESTED IN MARYLAND LAST MONTH.

MATT BUSH DOCS-VOTOPS, SS

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE OFFICIALS SAY MATT BUSH DROVE DRUNK AND LEFT THE SCENE OF A CRASH, WE HAVE THE DASHCAM VIDEO OF HIS ARREST.

HERE IT IS-- YOU CAN SEE TROOPERS PULL OVER THE BLACK S-U-V AND BUSH BACKS OUT WITH HIS HANDS IN THE AIR.

THIS VIDEO IS PART OF COURT RECORDS WHICH INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF PAGES COVERING CELL PHONE RECORDS AND LAB RESULTS ALL BUILDING A CASE AGAINST THE FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER.

TODAY NBC-2 SPOKE WITH TONY TURFANO'S FAMILY.

HE WAS THE MAN DRIVING THE MOTORCYLCE THAT WAS HIT BY THE BLACK S-U-V.

TUFANO'S FAMILY SAYS HE USES A WALKER MOVE AROUND.

HE DOESN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF THE ACCIDENT BUT STILL HAS PAIN.

BAILEY APPEAL FILED-VO

THE WOMAN CONVICTED OF RAPING AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO RAPE HER OWN DAUGHTER IS APPEALING HER CONVICTION.

LAST MONTH A CHARLOTTE COUNTY JUDGE SENTENCED MELISSA BAILEY TO LIFE IN PRISON.

HER DEFENSE CLAIMS BAILEY IS INSANE AND SHOULD BE GETTING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, NOT PRISON TIME.

IN AUGUST A JURY CONVICTED BAILEY OF SIX FELONIES INCLUDING SEXUAL BATTERY.

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FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"A COOL DAY WITH BRILLIANT SUNSHINE"

You could definitely feel the change in the airmass yesterday as highs peaked only into the lower to middle 70s, which kept us a good 10° below the norm for this time of year. Thursday looks like a repeat performance as cooler and drier air filters down the state.

We started the day with a few patchy clouds and morning lows in the mid 50s. Throughout the day a breezy northerly wind will allow some even drier and cooler air to filter down the spine of the peninsula. This will allow the bright sunshine to return to Southwest Florida. Despite our sunny skies during the afternoon, temperatures will only climb into the lower 70s with very comfortable humidity levels.

Thursday night looks to be the chilliest of the week. Temperatures will plummet into the upper 40s to low 50s along the urban corridor with a few middle 40s across our inland and northern communities under clear skies.

It will be a spectacular finish to the work week as high pressure remains in control of our weather pattern with plentiful sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures in the upper 70s. By the weekend, our winds will take more of an easterly turn, which will bring a bit of low level moisture across the state. By Saturday and Sunday, expect a few more clouds dotting the sky with temperatures recovering back into the lower 80s.

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TEASE TWO---------

MOVE OVER RIDICULOUSLY PHOTOGENIC GUY.

YOU'VE GOT COMPETITION.

AND WE HAVE TO SAY HE'S MUCH CUTER.

A) good looking baby-ss, vo

WELLS DISCLAIMER-SSTOPS

TOSS TO NICK-OC

THE MARKETS HAD ANOTHER TOUGH DAY, THE DOW INDUSTRIALS NOW DOWN MORE THAN 400 POINTS SINCE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

ALTHOUGH HISTORY TELLS US THAT MARKETS USUALLY LOSE GROUND THE DAY AFTER A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, YESTERDAY'S PERFORMANCE SEEMED A BIT HARSH.

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS-PLASMA

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But the drop we saw in the markets yesterday isn't out of the norm for the first trading day after an election day. In fact, the market has fallen roughly 75% of the time the day after an election day. And although the markets got a pounding yesterday with the Dow down well over 300 points it wasn't near the beating the markets took the day after Obama was first elected back in 2008 when the market dropped 5.25%.

Now, to put that into perspective, yesterday the markets were down about 2.5% with the Dow dropping 313 points. A 5.25% drop in stocks like we saw back in 2008 would have driven the Dow down 700 points. And with what's on the horizon right now with the impending fiscal cliff, I think we're fortunate we didn't see more of a downdraft in the market.

And although I think everyone is quite relieved that the elections are over and now have one less uncertainty to deal with, investors will still be quite consumed with the fiscal cliff deadline now quickly approaching. And depending upon how our leaders deal with this issue and to what extent they can compromise and come to an agreement will dictate just how volatile markets will be for the next several months.

We believe there are three scenarios that could unfold around the fiscal cliff. The first, and least likely, scenario would be for Congress to become deadlocked over negotiations and allow the country to go over the cliff.

The second scenario would be to just postpone the fiscal cliff tax hikes and spending cuts for another year. However, this might be viewed as irresponsible by credit rating agencies, and the U.S. debt rating could be downgraded.

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS-PLASMA

WELLS TAG-SSTOPS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.

TEASE THREE

A BABY BOY'S SMILE AND HEART CATAPULTS HIM ACROSS THE INTERNET.

MEET BABY JOEY.

THIS LITTLE GUY HAS QUITE THE STORY, AND IT STARTS WITH THAT SMILE.

A) ridiculously good looking baby-vo

RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING BABY-VO

A 3MONTH OLD BABY BOY IS A VIRAL SENSATION AFTER AN ADORABLE POST-OP PICTURE.

THIS PICTURE SNAPPED AFTER HIS OPEN HEART SURGERY IS CAPTURING THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE WHO SEES IT.

THIS IS JOEY POWLING AND DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A RARE HEART DEFECT WHEN HE WAS STILL IN THE WOMB.

YOU CAN SEE THE LONG INCISION ON HIS CHEST AND STOMACH. AND THAT SIGNATURE SMILE.

THIS WAS SNAPPED 5 DAYS AFTER HIS OPEN HEART SURGERY.

THE PICTURE SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE ACROSS THE INTERNET ALONG WITH OTHER PICTURES OF BABY JOEY.

NOW THE SEARCH IS ON FOR JOEY'S NICKNAME.

BABY BRUCE WILLIS.

THE SUCCESSOR TO THE MOST INTERESTING MAN ALIVE.

AND THE RIDICULOUSLY GOOD-LOOKING SURGERY BABY.

SPIRIT AIRLINES-VO

SPIRIT AIRLINES IS ADDING NON-STOP FLIGHTS OUT OF FORT MYERS.

STARTING TODAY, THE AIRLINE BEGINS IT'S NEW SEASONAL SERVICE.

SPIRIT IS ADDING FLIGHTS TO BOSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH AND MINNEAPOLIS/SAINT PAUL.

FM BOAT SHOW-TRX, OC

ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE SEASON KICKS OFF TODAY IN FORT MYERS.

IT'S THE 40TH ANNUAL FORT MYERS BOAT SHOW AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

FM BOAT SHOW-PKG

SOT: "Make sure they look good for the show."

WHILE WORK ON THE NEW YACHT BASIN PROJECT DRAWS CLOSE TO AN END.

EDWARDS STREET IN THE CENTER OF IT. IS FULL OF BOATS.

IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. TO PUT ON BOAT SHOW.

LAST MINUTE PREPS INCLUDE CLEANING THEM.

ALL 450.

FROM PONTOONS TO YAGHTS, SKI BOATS TO FLATS.

BUT IT'S NOT ALL BOATS AT THE BOAT SHOW.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT MONEY. AND LOTS OF IT.

THIS YEAR, ORGANIZER JOHN GOOD EXPECTS THE SHOW TO MAKE MORE.

SOT: John Good, Event Manager "What really happens I think, despite the economy, people who are into boating and want to get out on the water, after 2, 3, 4 years of a slow economy, people get to the point of saying you know, I put that boat purchase off for the past 4 years, I think it's time and so I think we're starting to see that."

AT IT'S BIGGEST THERE WERE MORE THAN 200 VENDORS HERE.

A FEW YEARS BACK, IT DROPPED WITH THE ECONOMY. THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF VENDORS IS BUILDING BACK UP. TO MORE THAN 150.

THIS WEEK, THEY'RE HOPING TO MAKE SOME SALES.

SOT: Pat Roush, Owner Paradigm Yacht Sales "It's attended pretty well by the vendors and the manufacturers and it's our big shot, get people while they're on the ground here."

SOT: Bobby Gasparrino, Shine Dawg Detailing "It's great for the community, brings in jobs, creates jobs for a lot of people."

TEASE FOUR-2SHOT

IS THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING DEAD IN AMERICA?

A) metro extension deadline-vo

B) made in usa-vo

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

MADE IN USA-TRX,OC

MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT, A STRONG INDUSTRY IN OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

LATELY THE PACE OF GROWTH HAS SLOWED DOWN. BUT IF YOU THINK AMERICA DOESN'T MAKE STUFF ANYMORE, THINK AGAIN.

MADE IN USA-PKG

THE IDEA THAT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING IS DEAD IS A MYTH, OR MORE ACCURATELY, AN OUTRIGHT FALSEHOOD.

MARY ANDRINGA

03:24:44I think it's a time of great opportunity in manufacturing. There's a renaissance going on.

TRACK 2

MARY ANDRINGA IS THE CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS.

HARRY SMITH

01:09:12People travel through the country and they see old industrial plants and they think to themselves "well, America's industrial heyday is over," to which you would say what?

MARY ANDRINGA

01:09:26I would say "let's look at the facts." And the facts are that the United States produces 21 percent of the world's manufactured goods. We're number one, followed by China at 15 and Japan at 12 percent.

TRACK 3

SUCCESS DOES NOT COME WITHOUT SACRIFICE, THOUGH, AND IN THE UNITED STATES, FIVE MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED IN THE LAST DECADE.

TOM BRAGG HAS WORKED IN THE SUNNY D PLANT FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS.

TRACK 4

WITH THE NEW AUTOMATION INSTALLED, TOM AND SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD THEIR POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED.

TOM BRAGG

00:01:00Everybody processes it differently, Harry. Some folks are very stunned. Some are very angry. And some like myself are gonna make the best out of this situation.

TOM BRAGG

00:01:15I don't feel like a victim here.folks need to know wherever they work they need to consistently and constantly upgrade their skills. What got you here and prior accomplishments may not necessarily keep you here. I am a tough guy. I'm gonna get through this.

MARY ANDRINGA

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AND WE'RE JOINED BY HARRY SMITH RIGHT NOW.

**HARRY - WITH UNEMPLOYMENT AT 7 POINT 9 PERCENT - ARE MANUFACTURING JOBS THE ANSWER TO LOWERING THAT RATE?

MADE IN USA-SAT23 LIVE

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YOU CAN CATCH HARRY'S FULL REPORT ON ROCK CENTER TONIGHT ON NBC-2.

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AS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALLY DEDICATES THE COMPLETED METRO PARKWAY - RESIDENTS OF THE BRIARCLIFF COMMUNITY USED THE OCCASION TO CALL FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THEIR INTERSECTION.

NBC 2 INVESTIGATOR DAVE ELIAS WAS THERE AND IS LIVE AT THE INTERSECTION.

DAVE - I HAVE TO SAY I DROVE THE NEW ROAD THE OTHER DAY, AND THANKFULLY IT WASN'T DURING RUSH HOUR.

METRO EXTENSION DEDICATION-REM1-LIVE

METRO EXTENSION DEDICATION-VO

METRO EXTENSION DEDICATION-SOTVO

METRO EXTENSION DEDICATION-REM1-LIVE

MCGREGOR COYOTE-VO

WILD ANIMALS ARE MAKING A LOT OF APPEARANCES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

CHECK OUT THIS COYOTE CAUGHT ON TAPE IN FORT MYERS.

AN NBC-2 VIEWER SENT US THIS VIDEO THIS MORNING.

THE COYOTE WAS LAST SEEN OFF MCGREGOR BOULEVARD - JUST SOUTH OF COLONIAL.

FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY STAY AWAY IF YOU SEE HIM.

LEHIGH BEAR-SS

AND IN LEHIGH A BEAR WAS SPOTTED NEAR A SCHOOL BUS STOP THIS MORNING.

AN NBC2 VIEWER POSTED THIS PHOTO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

ANGELIQUE SYBERT TELLS US SHE SNAPPED THIS PICTURE AT THE END OF EAST 8TH STREET.

SUSTAINED RED TIDE-VO

ENCOURAGING NEWS HERE. ONE OF FLORIDA'S TOP EXPERTS ON HARMFUL ALGAE SAYS RED TIDE BLOOMS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE NOT GETTING WORSE EACH YEAR.

THE TOXIN RESURFACES EACH OCTOBER--

CAUSING FISH KILLS AND SOME RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE NEAR THE BEACH.

SUSTAINED RED TIDE-SOTVO

take sot

super= Alina Corcoran, Research Scientist

17:16 it's not getting any better, we;ve had these blooms for hundreds of years, so they're just a part of season 17:24

AIDS CLINIC CLOSED-VO

AN H-I-V AIDS TREATMENT CLINIC IN FORT MYERS HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS.

ACCORDING TO STAFF AT THE BOB RAUSCHENBERG CENTER FOR LIVING,

IT WAS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUNDING.

MOSTLY FROM PRIVATE DONORS.

STAFF TELL US THEY ARE NOW WORKING TO FIND OTHER MEDICAL CLINICS FOR ITS 250 PATIENTS.

THE BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS, HOWEVER, THE CENTER DID NOT CLOSE.

IT'S JUST TRANSITIONING TO MAKE SURE PATIENTS RECEIVE PROPER HEALTH CARE.

SHE WOULD NOT ELABORATE ANY FURTHER,

CELL SCAM-TRX, OC, VO

CELL PHONE SCAMMERS ARE COSTING AMERICANS TWO BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES.

HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR.

JAIL OR PRISON INMATES CALLING COLLECT MAY TRY TO TRICK YOU INTO DIALING A NUMBER THAT STARTS WITH STAR-72 -- THIS ACTIVATES CALL FORWARDING.

IT ALLOWS THE CALLER TO RACK UP LONG DISTANCE RATES OR CALL 1-900 NUMBERS.

SCAMMERS WILL CALL AND ASK FOR YOUR SOCIAL, THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH A FAKE BANK ROUTING NUMBER -- ALLOWING THEM TO GET YOUR PERSONAL INFO AND YOUR CASH!

FINALLY -- WATCH OUT FOR TEXTS OFFERING FREE GIFT CARDS.

HEALTH CLIP-CLIP

HEALTH MATTERS-ONCAM

EVERY HOUR, ONE CHILD DIES FROM AN UNINTENTIONAL INJURY IN THE U-S.

ACCIDENTS ARE THE TOP KILLER OF CHILDREN BETWEEN ONE AND 18 YEARS OLD.

THE CDC LOOKED AT LEADING CAUSES OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD AND FOUND DEATHS WERE DOWN 30%.

HEALTH MATTERS-PKG

KIDS TODAY ARE SAFER THAN EVER BEFORE, ACCORDING TO A 10-YEAR STUDY BY THE CDC. THANKS IN PART TO CAR SAFETY. IN YOUNG CHILDREN, IT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

MARK TESORO/TRAUMA ANALYST

RUNS:

2:21 Hopefully everybody realizes that the car seats are absolutely something that's vital to use and it saves lives quite frankly.

CAR CRASHES REMAIN THE TOP KILLER OF CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING YOUNGSTERS DROPPED 41% BETWEEN 2000 AND 2009.

MARK TESORO/TRAUMA ANALYST

RUNS:

3:51 Seat belt technology, the airbag technology, the safety technology in general has improved. All which which contributes to the CDC numbers.

AMY OSHIER/REPORTING

RUNS:

Recent changes in guidelines are aimed at lowering those rates even more. It includes keeping babies in rear facing seats longer. And restraining older children in booster seats based on their size not age.

MARK TESORO/TRAUMA ANALYST

RUNS:

2:27 A child shouldn't be sitting, as they graduate out of a car seat, into a regular seat belt. They need to be 4'9 and 85 pounds.

SOME INJURY DEATHS ARE ON THE RISE. SUFFOCATION RATES JUMPED 54 PERCENT WHILE POISONINGS INCLUDING DRUG OVERDOSE WERE UP 91%. DROWNING HAS SEEN A SPIKE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, WITH FOUR DROWNINGS BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST 2012 AND 17 NEAR DROWNINGS.

MICHELE KING/DIR. CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM

RUNS:

1:11 You need to create layers of protection to prevent the children from reaching the water. Young children are very quick one minute they're in your sight and the next minute they're gone.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

STILL TO COME - FIRST AT FOUR.

A LITTLE GIRL MAKES HER MARK IN A MALE-DOMINATED SPORT.

A) girl football star-vo

B) loughner sentenced-vo

C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

ALL NEW AHEAD AT 5:00-CLIP

PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP

A LOT TO GET TO AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR --

A LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER AT THE CENTER OF CONTROVERSY TODAY --

BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

A MOTHER ACCUSED OF THE UNTHINKABLE --

DEPUTIES SAY SHE WORKED TO ABORT HER OWN CHILD --

WHY FLORIDA LAW STATES SHE WON'T FACE ANY CHARGES.

A) PG BABY IN FREEZER UPDATE-NWSRM

B) alex standup tease-SOTTOPS

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"A COOL DAY WITH BRILLIANT SUNSHINE"

You could definitely feel the change in the airmass yesterday as highs peaked only into the lower to middle 70s, which kept us a good 10° below the norm for this time of year. Thursday looks like a repeat performance as cooler and drier air filters down the state.

We started the day with a few patchy clouds and morning lows in the mid 50s. Throughout the day a breezy northerly wind will allow some even drier and cooler air to filter down the spine of the peninsula. This will allow the bright sunshine to return to Southwest Florida. Despite our sunny skies during the afternoon, temperatures will only climb into the lower 70s with very comfortable humidity levels.

Thursday night looks to be the chilliest of the week. Temperatures will plummet into the upper 40s to low 50s along the urban corridor with a few middle 40s across our inland and northern communities under clear skies.

It will be a spectacular finish to the work week as high pressure remains in control of our weather pattern with plentiful sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures in the upper 70s. By the weekend, our winds will take more of an easterly turn, which will bring a bit of low level moisture across the state. By Saturday and Sunday, expect a few more clouds dotting the sky with temperatures recovering back into the lower 80s.

TRAFFIC-TRXvotops, fdot

A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS ALONG THE I-75 OVERPASS AT DANIELS PARKWAY.

CONSTRUCTION CREWS MAKE REPAIRS AFTER A TRUCK HIT THE OVERPASS ON TUESDAY.

RIGHT NOW CREWS ALONG I-75 ARE REPAIRING THE OVERPASS NEAR DANIELS PARKWAY.

ON TUESDAY, A TRUCK PASSING UNDER THE ROAD HIT SEVERAL BEAMS.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TELL US IT WILL TAKE WEEKS TO FIX THE DAMAGE.

EXPECT LANE CHANGES AND DELAYS IF YOU TRAVEL IN THE AREA.

TRAFFIC BILLBOARD-CLIP

SIDAROVICH ARREST

BREAKING NEWS INTO THE NBC2 NEWSROOM.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS MADE ANOTHER ARREST IN THE COLD CASE MURDER OF TARA SIDAROVICH.

TARA WAS 19 AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH IN OCTOBER OF 2001.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED 46 YEAR OLD LINDA FAY DILLE FOR PERJURY. THEY ARE PROCESSING HER THROUGH THE JAIL AT THIS HOUR.

DILLE WAS THE LIVE IN GIRLFRIEND OF PHILLIP BARR - ONE OF THE MEN CHARGED IN SIDAROVICH'S MURDER.

NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS - BUT A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST.

GIRL FOOTBALL STAR-VO in PLASMA

A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL IS JUKING AND JIVING ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD - AND HAS THE STATS TO PROVE IT.

HER LEGS ARE CARRYING HER INTO THE RECORD BOOKS.

GIRL FOOTBALL STAR-PKG

Nats: Parents Cheering

THE BULLET BLASTING DOWN THE FIELD IS NINE-YEAR-OLD SAM GORDON.

A PINT-SIZED FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM SALT LAKE CITY WITH STATS MOST PROS WOULD

ENVY: THIRTY-FIVE TOUCHDOWNS NEARLY TWO THOUSANDS RUSHING YARDS SIXTY FIVE

TACKLES

OH AND DID WE MENTION IT'S SAM'SFIRST SEASON? OR THAT SAM WELL, "SAM" IS

SHORT FOR SAMANTHA

SOT-Sam Gordon/ Little League Football player

18:25:00- /It's fun because all the boys are like whoa it's a girl!

ON MONDAY NIGHT SAM'S DAD UPLOADED THIS COMPILATION OF HER HIGHLIGHTS

PLAYING IN SALT LAKE CITY'S GREMLIN LEAGUE TO YOUTUBE

BY THE NEXT MORNING NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE HAD SEEN IT

Brent Gordon/ Father

18:13:52- I wasn't really sure what kind of response people would have /. I

thought it was impressive and it appears that other people enjoy watching

her as well.

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MARVELING AT HER SPEED AND SKILL NOT BECAUSE SHE'S A GIRL

PLAYING A MALE-DOMINATED SPORT BUT BECAUSE SHE'S SO COMPLETELY DOMINATING

ALL THE BOYS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER HER TEAMMATES

Nats: Down set. Hike

Masen Cherry- 18:37:34- She's really good she's fast, she's made a lot of

touch downs so we made it to the play offs.

OF COURSE IT TURNS OUT SAM, WELL, SHE HAS OTHER AMBITIONS.

Sam SOT- 18:28:47-One of the things I want to do when I grow up is play on

GIRL FOOTBALL STAR-OC

WHILE APPEARING ON NATIONAL T-V THIS MORNING, SAM WAS SURPRISED BY A CALL FROM US SOCCER STAR CARLI LLOYD.

ROBIN WILLIAMS BARBARA MANN-SS, CG

COMEDIAN ROBIN WILLIAMS IS COMING TO FORT MYERS.

HE WILL HOST A SIT DOWN WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAVID STENBERG.

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY FOR THE JANUARY PERFORMANCE.

TICKETS START A 66 DOLLARS.

WILLIAMS WILL PERFORM AT BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HALL ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH.

SPECIAL PACKAGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO PERSONALLY MEET THE COMEDIAN.

WAL MART BLACK FRIDAY-VO

NO NEED TO WAIT FOR BLACK FRIDAY TO CASH-IN ON BIG SALES.

WALMART WILL ROLL OUT THEIR BLACK FRIDAY SALES AT 8 O'CLOCK THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

THE RETAILER IS ALSO GIVING AWAY A 75-DOLLAR WALMART GIFT CARD TO ANYONE WHO BUYS AN APPLE IPAD 2.

RIO OLYMPIC PARK-VO

ARCHITECTS DESIGNING RIO DE JANEIRO'S 2016 OLYMPIC PARK HOPE IT REFLECTS BRAZILIAN CULTURE.AND HAS A PARTY ATMOSPHERE.

THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS ARE HISTORY.

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY IN RIO DE JANEIRO FOR THE NEXT SUMMER OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS STUDIO AECOM WON THE BID TO DESIGN RIO'S OLYMPIC PARK.

TEASE SIX-2SHOT

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK FIRST AT FOUR.

A) loughner sentenced-vo

FOUR AT FOUR-CGTOPS

1. Commissioner linked to Fort Myers drug arrest

2. After infant found in freezer, no charges filed

3. Child tied up during Lehigh home invasion

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AN INCREDIBLE STORY NOW, FIRST AT FOUR:

A TEENAGER DRIVING NEAR THE ALABAMA-TENNESSEE STATE DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND TUMBLED DOWN A RAVINE.

HE WAS TRAPPED FOR THREE DAYS -- AT TIMES, EVEN BEGGING FOR HIS OWN LIFE TO END.

TONIGHT HE'S SAFE --

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TYLER CAMPBELL IS 6'3" 200 POUNDS A TOUGH KID WITH A GENTLE SMILE. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IT BUT FOR THREE DAYS HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH HE HAD.

Tyler is just a special person.

TYLER'S FATHER LEE, TOOK ME BACK TO SATURDAY NIGHT. HE SAYS THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS AT A CHURCH EVENT WHEN TYLER TOLD THEM HE WAS LEAVING TO STOP BY A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND HE WOULD BE HOME AT MIDNIGHT.

He didn't come home at 12:00

PANIC DIDN'T SET IN UNTIL MORNING. FAMILY AND SEARCH CREWS RETRACED TYLER'S ROUTE HOME WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT TYLER HAD FALLEN ASLEEP ON I-65 AND DIDN'T WAKE UP UNTIL HIS TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD AND DROPPED SOME THIRTY FEET INTO A RAVINE.

THE CRASH BROKE HIS LEG AND SHOULDER. EVEN STILL, HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND TRIED CLIMBING UP THE EMBANKMENT AND FAILED MANY TIMES.

He said I just prayed to God to take my life. He said, i went as far as i could go. And he said God told me i wasn't done yet.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, IN PAIN. COLD AND ONLY FUELED BY RAIN WATER HE DRANK OUT OF HIS BROKEN HEADLIGHT HE TRIED AGAIN AND MADE IT TO THE ROADWAY AND WAS SPOTTED BY A DRIVER. FIRST RESPONDERS RUSHED TO HIS AID.

He said i want to talk to my momma and daddy. That's just Tyler.

AND OF COURSE, TYLER HAD THAT SAME SMILE AS ALWAYS, EVEN ON A HOSPITAL ROOM GURNEY.

It's incredible. I knew he was tough, i didn't know he was that tough.

AND HE AND HIS FAMILY DREW FROM THEIR FAITH.

LOUGHNER SENTENCED-VO IN TFC

AN EMOTIONAL DAY INSIDE AN ARIZONA COURTROOM.

CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS COMES FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN WHO GUNNED HER DOWN NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO.

TODAY, GABBY STOOD ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND AS THEY ADDRESS JARED LOUGHNER.

LOUGHNER SENTENCED-PKG

LOUGHNER SENTENCED-TFC

THAT WRAPS UP THE NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.

GOODBYE-2 SHOT

NEXT AT FIVE -- NBC2 TRACKS DOWN LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW AFTER HE WAS CITED FOR LETTING AN UNLICENSED TEENAGER WHO ADMITTED TO HAVING DRUGS ON HIM -- DRIVE HIS CAR WHILE HE WAS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT.

PLUS BREAKING NEWS IN A COLD MURDER CASE -- AND CAL RIPKIN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

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